At Least Five Injured in Congressional Baseball Practice Shooting
At least five people were shot after a man opened fire at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia this morning. According to Speaker Paul Ryan, those injured include House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, lobbyist Matt Mika, staffer Zack Barth Special Agent David Bailey, and Special Agent Crystal Griner. A resident of the area told […]
Attorney General Sessions Testifies Before Senate Intelligence Committee
Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified in front of the senate intelligence committee today, following former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony last week. Comey testified that he believed sessions would recuse himself from the investigation into Russian intervention in the 2016 presidential election before he actually did, stating it was because of, “facts that I can’t […]
Hundreds arrested during Russian Opposition Protests
Over 250 people, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, have reportedly been arrested in Russia as anti-corruption protests continue across the country. Hundreds more were detained by authorities. The protests come as part of a nationwide day against corruption, organized by Navalny. According to BBC, the government granted permission for many of these demonstrations. Russian police […]
Comey’s testimony reveals an insecure President and leaves questions unanswered
At long last, former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations James Comey testified today in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Comey wasted little time in accusing Trump of spreading lies about him, and importantly false statements that scrutinized and questioned the integrity of the FBI. This may have been the former FBI Director’s most impassioned […]
Terrorist Attacks in Tehran Leave Twelve Dead; ISIS Claims Responsibility
Two terrorist attacks in Tehran have left at least twelve people dead and forty-two injured on Wednesday. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the assault, which if confirmed would make the event the first ISIS terrorist attack in Iran. Unlike much of the rest of the Middle East and North Africa, Iran has seen virtually no terrorist […]
Trump Signals a Withdrawal from Paris Climate Deal After Returning from Europe
Photo: President Obama praises the Paris Agreement which was adopted by more than 190 countries in December 2015 to collectively combat climate change. President Donald Trump is weighing whether or not to pull out of the Paris climate change agreement. This comes as the President returns to the United States after his first trip abroad […]
The week in review: Abroad, Trump embarasses America. Back home, Russia Investigation hits a breaking point
Trump is at the final leg of his eight-day trip abroad. Despite embarrassing himself (and America) with his controversial speeches, moronic statements, and weird body language, the trip has largely been a reprieve for the President and advisors who face insurmountable problems back home. The President’s trip abroad started when he was greeted in Saudi Arabia with a grandiose […]
High hopes for Trump’s first trip abroad hindered with mishaps and blunders in Israel
President Trump’s trip to the Middle East is the president’s first trip abroad and it is supposed to be a reset for an administration struggling for good press. Trump left what he calls a “witch hunt” – that is, independent counsel investigating his campaign’s ties to Russia after he tried to obstruct the investigation – and […]
BREAKING NEWS: Comey agrees to testify publicly before Senate Intel Panel
We previously reported that when Trump decided to fire then-FBI Director James Comey, he thought his Russia nightmare would be over. Instead, he made it much worse. It was just revealed that former FBI Director James Comey has agreed to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Although an exact date has not yet been set, […]
White House Bombshells, Hearings, Leaks, and Speculations: A two-week roundup of events
About a week and a half ago, Trump thought his Russia Investigation nightmare would end when he fired then-FBI Director James Comey, who was investigating the President and his administration’s potential ties to Russia during the 2016 campaign. In an ironic twist of events, Trump ended up getting much worse. Late Wednesday, May 17, Deputy Attorney […]